re: RS10 getting good reviews at allstar (Posted on 1/18/13 at 10:51 pm to zzemme)

Shep helped bring in the class that we had that year. He gave it his all and was totally misused. I hope that he catches on with a team like the Saints. He could be a fine NFL player. And the haters need to shut up.

re: RS10 getting good reviews at allstar (Posted on 1/19/13 at 1:51 am to boxcar willie)

quote:He was used the best way he could be used.

I'm curious why he never was used to return kickoffs at LSU. It must have been a concern with ball security because there is nothing to suggest he didn't have the open field running skills or speed for kickoff returns.

re: RS10 getting good reviews at allstar (Posted on 1/19/13 at 5:50 am to whodidthat)

quote:78 yards on 1 carry against Towson. Other than that he had 4.4 yards per carry on the remaining 19

Exactly!!!! But that's a PERFECT example of how sunshine pumping positigers justify Miles' past and continued success at LSU and utilize such skewed statistics to support their argument! What ashame!!!

Not to take away from what Russell Sheppard did do for LSU. He was a great ambassador, and an even better recruiter for LSU, and for that RS, I for one am forever grateful!!

re: RS10 getting good reviews at allstar (Posted on 1/19/13 at 7:08 am to FulshearTexasTiger)

quote:Exactly!!!! But that's a PERFECT example of how sunshine pumping positigers justify Miles' past and continued success at LSU and utilize such skewed statistics to support their argument! What ashame!!!

re: RS10 getting good reviews at allstar (Posted on 1/19/13 at 7:16 am to whodidthat)

quote:quote: He averaged 8.1 yards per carry this past season. Wat? 78 yards on 1 carry against Towson. Other than that he had 4.4 yards per carry on the remaining 19

Thanks for the sanity. RS had ZERO besides speed, and his speed didn't show up that great on the field. I don't ever recall him getting yac unless they were easy yards. I never remember him faking anyone out the way OBJ sometimes does. A few times in his career - probably when the coaches saw a defensive misalignment or tendency - Shep took a jet sweep and ran around the end untouched for big yardage. That's credit to the team not the ball carrier. It's not like when Hill takes what should be a five yard carry, trucks a safety, then can't be caught by other DBs - that's credit to the back. Bottom line: I never saw Shep gain yards at LSU that we wouldn't have gained without him. Plug in OBJ on the jet sweeps - same results. Plug in anyone on his pass receptions - same results (maybe better).